Just looking for a better family

Satirical text mocking corporate 'we are a family' rhetoric against the context of secret job hunting

This is a relatable workplace meme using a screenshot from the US sitcom The Office. It depicts an older, smiling man in a business suit (character Ed Truck, a former manager) shaking hands with a younger man with a mullet (young Michael Scott, the show's lead character, who appears visibly awkward and unenthusiastic). Text overlay on the left side of the image reads 'My manager telling me we are a family', while text on the right side reads 'Me who already applied to 30 different families this week'. The joke satirizes common corporate rhetoric that frames workplaces as 'families' to pressure employees into loyalty, while the employee is already secretly applying to dozens of other jobs to leave their current role.

This meme is adapted from a scene of the US comedy series The Office. It was shared on the Reddit Meme subreddit, as indicated by the provided source information. Original footage from the show was edited to add humorous text captions to create the relatable workplace joke, and it has circulated widely online as a reaction meme for people who are job hunting while employed.